Table 2. Summary of hematological data in male mice inhaling 1,2-dichlorobenzene for 90 days

Parameters Groups (ppm)
Control T1 (30) T2 (60) T3 (120)
N 10 10 10 10
WBC (× 103/μL) 3.122 ± 1.5171 2.643 ± 0.9141 2.957 ± 0.9259 3.599 ± 1.3634
RBC (× 106/μL) 9.560 ± 0.3722 9.518 ± 0.3725 9.642 ± 0.3463 9.478 ± 0.4123
HGB (g/dL) 13.93 ± 0.455 14.00 ± 0.419 14.16 ± 0.341 13.84 ± 0.386
HCT (%) 45.61 ± 1.609 45.91 ± 1.725 46.30 ± 1.656 45.11 ± 1.591
MCV (fL) 47.72 ± 0.590 48.26 ± 0.519 48.01 ± 0.407 47.62 ± 0.808
MCH (pg) 15.55 ± 0.212 14.71 ± 0.251 14.71 ± 0.256 14.60 ± 0.267
MCHC (g/dL) 30.55 ± 0.242 30.49 ± 0.348 30.62 ± 0.551 30.67 ± 0.356
PLT (× 103/μL) 1,131.1 ± 39.66 1,113.3 ± 52.67 1,134.4 ± 47.63 1,100.1 ± 77.51
NEU% (%) 15.65 ± 3.379 21.41 ± 2.569* 18.95 ± 5.077 16.62 ± 5.870
LYM% (%) 79.06 ± 3.005 72.49 ± 2.731** 75.46 ± 5.418 77.10 ± 3.628
MON% (%) 2.12 ± 0.777 1.66 ± 0.548 1.44 ± 0.440 3.10 ± 5.627
EOS% (%) 2.58 ± 0.689 3.91 ± 1.021* 3.60 ± 1.146 2.29 ± 1.010
BAS% (%) 0.15 ± 0.097 0.17 ± 0.116 0.15 ± 0.118 0.18 ± 0.092
NEUA (× 103/μL) 0.462 ± 0.1536 0.576 ± 0.2305 0.554 ± 0.1977 0.611 ± 0.3060
LYMA (× 103/μL) 2.493 ± 1.3017 1.907 ± 0.6429 2.239 ± 0.7400 2.787 ± 1.0984
MONA (× 103/μL) 0.063 ± 0.0250 0.044 ± 0.0284 0.044 ± 0.0232 0.095 ± 0.1507
EOSA (× 103/μL) 0.083 ± 0.0485 0.101 ± 0.0360 0.102 ± 0.0397 0.077 ± 0.0333
BASA (× 103/μL) 0.005 ± 0.0071 0.003 ± 0.0048 0.004 ± 0.0052 0.005 ± 0.0053
RET% (%) 2.558 ± 0.0832 2.395 ± 0.1602 2.282 ± 0.1528** 2.151 ± 0.1819**
RETA (× 109/μL) 244.44 ± 9.848 228.17 ± 19.467 220.20 ± 18.955** 203.55 ± 15.800**
Data are expressed as the mean ± S.D.
Dunnett’s LSD test significant at the 0.05 level.
Dunnett’s LSD test significant at the 0.01 level.
N, number of animals examined; WBC, white blood cell count; RBC, red blood cell count; HGB, hemoglobin; HCT, hematocrit; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; PLT, platelets; NEU%, neutrophil relative; LYM%, lymphocyte relative; MON%, monocyte relative; EOS%, eosinophil relative; BAS%, basophil relative; NEUA, neutrophil absolute; LYMA, lymphocyte absolute; MONA, monocyte absolute; EOSA, eosinophil absolute; BASA, basophil absolute; RET%, reticulocyte relative; RETA, reticulocyte absolute.